RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Toshimitsu Motegi, met this Friday with his Guatemalan counterpart, Pedro Brolo, to address bilateral issues as part of his three-day visit to the Central American country.
The Guatemalan Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported on Friday’s meeting at the headquarters of the local Foreign Ministry, a few kilometers from the center of Guatemala City.
Motegi arrived on Thursday in the country presided by Alejandro Giammattei at the beginning of a tour of Central America and the Caribbean until July 21. He will also visit Panama, Cuba, and Jamaica.
The visit has been cataloged as historic by the authorities of both countries for being the first visit of a Japanese foreign minister to Guatemala in 34 years.